Telecommunications system and method for communicating using tunnelling into a MAC address unique to an interface of a device

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EP 1 916 807 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/31

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	30.04.2008 Bulletin 2008/18

(21)	Application number: 07254245.9

(22)	Date of filing: 26.10.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04L 12/46^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

26.10.2006 US 586777

(71)	Applicant: Ericsson AB
	164 80 Stockholm (SE)

(72)	Inventor:
	Gray, Eric Ward Lee, New Hampshire 03824 (US)

(74)	Representative: Rees, Simon John Lewis
	Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)

(54)	Telecommunications system and method for communicating using tunnelling into a MAC address unique to an interface of a device

(57) A telecommunications system includes a first device having a plurality of interfaces, with each interface having a unique MAC address, the first device using the MAC addresses for forwarding frames. The system includes at least one bridge in communication with the first device. The system includes a second device in communication with the first device through the bridge having a plurality of interfaces with each interface having a unique MAC address, the first device forwarding frames to a first interface of the plurality of interfaces of the second device using the unique MAC address of the first interface of the second device. A method for communicating is also provided.

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